Word: outright
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...solution to a steadily-deteriorating respect for Congress is easy to find. Instead of outright rejecting the body which gives them life, candidates need to send messages that they are ready and willing to change Congress for the better...
With this victory, the Crimson put itself in position to win the Ivy League title outright if it can garner wins over Princeton (October 23), Dartmouth (October 29) and league-leader Brown (November...
Elsewhere in the league, Princeton remains idle until the Harvard game. The Tigers are resting up in hopes of grasping their first outright Ivy title and first national postseason berth since...
...charming if it weren't so disingenuous. For there is another, darker scenario possible: the election results could make it harder for Clinton to win passage of the measure in November, which could kill the treaty altogether. Even if the Democrats don't lose the Senate and the House outright, Republicans are virtually certain to gain effective control of both chambers, particularly on trade issues...
...different is happening this year. Republicans, who only weeks ago would have been pleased to add three seats to the 44 they hold in the Senate and 20 to the 178 they command in the House, now relish the prospect that they might win effective control -- and perhaps an outright majority -- in one or both chambers...